ANNUAL POLICY REPORT 2012 educational system. 1.4 Family Reunification Please describe any new policies / legislation or changes to existing policies and legislation regulating family migration. Consider also your (Member) State’s human rights obligations, reception capacity and the extent to which the family member’s capacity to integrate is being taken into account in the admission procedure, e.g. knowledge of the country's language, level of education, professional background, other. Please also describe any concrete (planned) measures to further promote the integration of third-country nationals coming for the purpose of family reunification The provisions of the Presidential Decree 131/2006 on the "Harmonization of Greek legislation with the Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification" (Official Gazette A143) are implemented with no particular problems giving the opportunity to foreigners legally residing within the country to use them. In 2012 there were no changes at institutional or operational level and neither are expected in the near future. 1.5 Integration 1.5.1 Promoting integration through participation: socio-economic contribution of migrants Please describe (planned) measures for the integration of third-country nationals through their increased socio-economic contribution, including measures to enhance language skills; improve attainment on the education system; and improve access to social and health services. Describe any specific measures to meet the needs of vulnerable groups of migrants. Describe also how EU funding (e.g. the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals and the European Refugee Fund) is being (better) used to support migrants’ participation. NB Information in relation to labour market integration should be provided in Section 1.2.2. The Ministry of Interior, as the responsible state authority of the European Integration Fund, realized in 2012 specific actions as part of the Annual Programme 2010 with a view to boost migrants’ integration in Greek society. Emphasis was given to language skills of migrants, their participation in education, their access to social and healthcare services and the particular needs of vulnerable migrant groups. More specifically: a) Action 1.1. 'Providing information and raising awareness in receiving society' included various events aiming at eliminating negative stereotypes, strengthening interaction between migrants and citizens and showing migrants 10

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